Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

स्वर्णादिकं च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । शुभां गतिमवाप्नोति अग्निवच्चैव दीप्यते

Transliteration

svarṇādikaṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage | śubhāṃ gatimavāpnoti agnivaccaiva dīpyate

Translation

凡以黄金等物布施于通达吠陀的婆罗门者，得至吉祥之境，并如火焰般光耀。

Word by Word

• svarṇa-ādikam: gold and the like
• svarṇa-ādikam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (स्वर्णम् आदिः यस्य/स्वर्णादि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dadyāt: would give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (सापेक्षे ‘who would give’)

• brāhmaṇe: to a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• veda-pārage: versed in the Veda
• veda-pārage: Sampradana (Recipient-qualifier/सम्प्रदानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + pāra-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (वेदस्य पारं गतः); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śubhām: auspicious
• śubhām: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• agnivat: like fire
• agnivat: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (simile adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• dīpyate: shines/blazes
• dīpyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dīp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama (context)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers gold to a serene Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa seated on a kusa mat near the riverbank; a subtle flame-like aura surrounds the donor, symbolizing ‘agnivat dīpyate’.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Dāna (charity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered to the learned and worthy purifies the giver and leads to auspicious spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Ayodhyā tīrtha-context; this verse emphasizes dāna as part of pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna—giving gold/valuables to a Veda-master Brāhmaṇa.